Strip 717 - Click strip above to goto the next strip.
First Seen: Thu 2013-11-21
Story & Art: Scott Bieser - Colors: Zeke Bieser
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Transcript For Strip 717
Panel 1Exterior view of Argosy. Laser cannon are prominently visible near the base of the ship's 'spines.' We see two of them in this frame, firing bright bolts of light, presumably there are two more out of view.
Mueller (from ship): Corsairs are now at 20 klicks and closing!
Santos: Fire lasers!
Strider: Cannon 2 and 3 firing, sir.
Panel 2
Inside the control cabin, Mueller looks terrified, Strider looks grim.
Mueller: No effect! How can there be no effect?
Strider: Corsairs are slowing, 10 klicks now.
Mueller: You must have missed them!
Panel 3
Looking past Santos at Mueller and Strider.
Strider: Direct hit on Cannon 3 sir! Inoperative.
Mueller: How is this happening?
Santos: Continue firing on target as each cannon comes to bear!
Panel 4A
Santos turns to Bartoli.
Santos: Bartoli! Send a general distress call. We are under attack!
Bartoli: Aye sir!
Panel 4B
Close-up on Santos, gritting his teeth.
Santos: And, send a realtime stream of our sensor data!
Santos: Even if we're destroyed, I want a record of our attackers' methods.
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